Taiwan's automotive production value rose to NT$334.6 billion (US$11.15 billion) in 2010, of which assembled vehicles contributed NT$161 billion (US$5.4 billion), up 35.8% year-on-year (YoY), and auto parts contributed NT$173.6 billion (US$5.79 billion), up 22.3%, according to the statistics compil

The 18th Taiwan Excellence Award, diverting from earlier ITC-oriented submissions, showed wider variety in entries. For the first time, makers of automobiles and motor scooters took top honors, demonstrating that Taiwan's designers are also capable of working out innovations in products beside

Since fasteners have become essential for many industrial and residential applications, there is every reason for Taiwanese manufacturers to be optimistic about the fastener industry’s outlook in the years following the global meltdown, said chairman Joe Chen of the Taiwan Industrial Fastener Insti

To cope with the continuing rise in the cost of materials such as iron, steel, and plastic, Taiwan’s manufacturers of office furniture are putting more effort into R & D with the aim of developing innovative, value-added, high-end, and eco-friendly products that comply with global trends and are ab

Agreement marks a big step in developing trade with booming emerging markets With the implementation of the cross-strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), a quasi free trade agreement between Taiwan and China, on Jan. 1, 2011, Taiwan exporters of high-quality but lower-cost goods

Industry output value in first six months already 60% of that in 2009 Undaunted by the still wavering global recovery, the organizer of the 10th Taiwan Hardware Show (THS), held Oct. 21-23, 2010 at the TWTC (Taipei World Trade Center) Hall 1, apparently pulled off a reportedly well-received even

Industry showcases strengths at Automechankia The global auto-repair hand-tool industry has been undergoing a metamorphosis in recent years--one in which Taiwan is fast displacing Japanese players. Evidence of this trend was easy to find at the 2010 Automechanika Frankfurt, the world's leadin

Taipei, Nov. 17, 2010 (CENS)--Taiwan Business Bank (TBB) and Bank of Beijing (BOB) signed late last week a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in Beijing, the first MOU officially inked by banks on either side after the signing of the ECFA (economic cooperation framework agreement). With the inkin

Evidence of this trend was easy to find at the 2010 Automechanika Frankfurt, the world's leading global auto-parts, accessory, and repair equipment exhibition, held on September 14-19, 2010 in Frankfurt, Germany. Only a handful of Japanese names were among the exhibitors at Hall 9 of the show, wher

Taipei, Oct. 27, 2010 (CENS)--HTC Corp. will roll out a collection of HTC7 smartphones embedded with Window Phone 7 (WP7) OS throughout this quarter, triggering market speculations that the new phones along with phones booted up by Android OS will likely help raise the company's shipments to over 1

Taipei, Oct. 14, 2010 (CENS)--Inventories of desktop PC and workstation LCD monitors climbed in the second quarter as shipments continued to outpace sales by a significant margin, according to the major electronic-display research firm iSuppli Corp. Unit production of LCD monitors exceeded end-u

Fireplace Media Units Do Double Duty By Heath E. Combs Fireplace media units, by virtue of their name, can literally be described as hot items. In recent years they’ve come into their own as home entertainment pieces, going from free standing fireplaces to being offered as part of console unit.

Taiwan's high-profile home of industrial-technology innovation-Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)-once again proved its mettle by winning the highly respected R&D 100 Awards, which salute the 100 most technologically-significant products introduced into the marketplace over the past ye

Let Me Entertain You-Tune Into the Captivating Appeal of AV Furniture The most dramatic development in domestic interiors has been the growth of audio-visual equipment. In the space of only a matter of years, the expansive technological advancements in the home entertainment field have led furni

Only if global economic growth could mimic the rise in Red Dot Design Award prizes won by the Taiwan design sector over the past seven years, with 34 times as many awards having been won from 2004 to 2010. Designers from Taiwan won 68 prizes, including one Best of Best, the highest honor, in th

The 13th International Exhibition on Woodworking Machinery and Furniture Manufacturing Equipment (WMF 2010) and the 13th International Exhibition on Furniture Accessories, Materials and Wood Products (FAM2010) achieved a thrilling closing on March 13, 2010. This two-in-one event attracted trade vis

Despite not always assuring worthwhile payoff especially when the investment is often prohibitive, R&D is virtually an essential buzzword for any entrepreneur in industry for merely talking about it seems to help companies to increase likelihood of sailing to their Blue Ocean through repeated trie

The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) announced the eight winners of the prestigious Taiwan Excellence Gold Awards at an April 16 ceremony hosted by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) and attended by Taiwan industry leaders. The 17th edition of the awards honors product

Taipei, Feb. 8, 2010 (CENS)--Worldwide revenue generated by the two segments of the contract manufacturing business, including electronics manufacturing services (EMS) providers and original design manufacturers (ODMs), is set to rise to US$280.8 billion in 2010, up 7.8% from US$260.5 billion in 20

The Big Sleep—the comfortable world of mattresses There’s never been a better time to rest easy in the bed department. Mattresses, in particular, are resurrected as the savior of this division. Customers want comfort, as they always have. But particularly, in a time of economic uncertainty, this

Taipei, June 22, 2009 (CENS)--Shipments of large-sized (10-inch plus) thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels reached 10.6 million units in the first quarter, up 63% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) and 78% year-on-year (YoY), according to the latest DisplaySearch Quarterly LED Backlig

A positive side effect of the global recession is that Taiwan's woodworking-equipment makers have been motivated to brainstorm to upgrade as well as accept orders usually shunned by others: they are developing machines with features that help users cut cost, tapping core woodworking technologies to

Japan's Furniture Imports and Exports in the First Half of 2008 Japan's furniture imports in the first half of 2008 totaled approximately ￥244.17 billion, down 7% compared with results for the same period last year. For the first time in many years Japan's furniture imports demonstrated year-on-

The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) announced the eight winners of the prestigious Taiwan Excellence Gold Awards at an April 16 ceremony hosted by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) and attended by Taiwan industry leaders. The 17th edition of the awards honors products th

The global economic downturn has been indiscriminate in its fallout, and the paper business certainly hasn't been spared. More than ever, paper producers need cost-cutting machines to help them beat the competition, and Taiwan machine suppliers are answering the call. Many of the efficiency gai

At this year's (fourth) Taipei International Automobile Electronics Show (AutoTronics Taipei 2009), the largest and most professional automotive electronics show in Asia as well as one of the most specialized auto-electronics sourcing platforms in the world, you can see new and innovative products

The auto market has been among the worst hit by the global recession, and the pain has been spreading out to OEM auto parts makers in Taiwan. Many in the industry say things have never been worse. But some are looking through of the gloom in search of a "Blue Ocean" strategy to help them weather th

Topology Research Institute (TRi), the largest private market-research company in Taiwan, recently issued a gloomy forecast for the global information and communications technology (ICT) industry in 2009. The market-research firm predicted that the global ICT market will decline by 2.3% this yea

After nearly a decade of hard work, the Taiwan-based furniture manufacturer Jiann Yeh Wood Co. has become expert at making stylish, modern dining tables, end tables, desks, computer workstations, chairs, and cabinets. Unlike most other Taiwanese furniture makers, which have moved their productio

Computerization, high-speed and high-precision technologies took center stage at the Taipei International Woodworking Machinery and Supplies Show 2008, or Interwood 2008, which was held from July 4 through 7. At the opening ceremony, Fred Huang, chairman of Taiwan Association of Machinery Indust